diff --git a/e2e/__tests__/selectProjects.test.ts b/e2e/__tests__/selectProjects.test.ts
index 8746d557f97b..a7d040e0b2e5 100644
--- a/e2e/__tests__/selectProjects.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/__tests__/selectProjects.test.ts
@@ -291,7 +291,9 @@ describe('Given a config with two projects, first-project and an unnamed project
     });
     it('prints that only second-project will run', () => {
       const stderrThirdLine = result.stderr.split('\n')[2];
-      expect(stderrThirdLine).toMatch(/^Running one project: second-project/);
+      expect(stderrThirdLine).toMatch(
+        /^Running one project: <unnamed project>/,
+      );
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/jest-core/src/getSelectProjectsMessage.ts b/packages/jest-core/src/getSelectProjectsMessage.ts
index 5d3fff3577b4..0d52568eef84 100644
--- a/packages/jest-core/src/getSelectProjectsMessage.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-core/src/getSelectProjectsMessage.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ function getProjectsRunningMessage(
   projectConfigs: Array<Config.ProjectConfig>,
 ): string {
   if (projectConfigs.length === 1) {
-    const name = getProjectDisplayName(projectConfigs[0]);
+    const name =
+      getProjectDisplayName(projectConfigs[0]) ?? '<unnamed project>';
     return `Running one project: ${chalk.bold(name)}\n`;
   }
   const projectsList = projectConfigs